A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time

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by  Joseph Sabin

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Vol. VII. Franklin to Hall,

DICTIONARY
OF
Books relating to Omenta,
FROM ITS DISCOVERY TO THE PRESENT TIME.
By JOSEPH SABIN
Volume VII.
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A
Dictionary of Books
RELATING TO AMERICA.
RANKLIN (Benjamin).] An Account of
the New Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-
Places ; Wherein their Construction and
Manner of Operation is particularly ex-
plained Their Advantage above every
;
other Method of Warming Rooms obvi-
ated. With Directions for putting them
up, and for Using them to the best Ad-
vantage. And a Copper-Plate, in which
the several Parts of the Machine are exactly laid down, from a
scale ofequal Parts. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by B. Frank-
lin. 1744. 8vo, pp. 37. Folded Plate. p. 25490
This is doubtless the Franklin Stove, invented (?) byFranklin, and the pamphlet
is probably written byhim. Frequently reprinted in Europe and America. SeeSparks'
Franklin,vi. 34.
[Franklin.] An Appeal, 1775. See Vol. 1., No. 1783.
Franklin. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Published
by W. T. Franklin. Edited by Jared Sparks. London : H. G.
Bohn. 1850. i2mo, pp. vi, 154. 2549*
Ofanotheredition ofthisthere was a Dutch translation published at the Hague
in 1828, i2mo.
Franklin. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Edited
from his Manuscript, with Notes and an Introduction. By John
Bigelow. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott &f Co. 1868. l2mo,
pp. 410. Portrait. H. 25492
One hundred copies printed on large paper, imp. 8vo.
VOL. VII. I
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10 FRANKLIN.
Franklin. Benjamin Franklin, his Autobiography, with a
Narrative of his Public Life and Services, by Rev. H. Hast-
ings Weld. New York: Harper & Brothers. [1848.] 8vo, pp.
xvi, (2), 549. B. 25493
Firstissued in monthly parts. Frequently reprinted; the last, New York. 1859.
[Franklin.] A Brief History. See Vol. n., No. 7876.
Franklin. A Collection of the Familiar Letters and Mis-
cellaneous Papers of Benjamin Franklin ; now for the first time
Published. Boston: Charles Bowen. 1833. l2mo, pp. xvi, 295.
Issued at the same timein London as Familiar Letters. See No. 25507,infra.
Franklin. The Complete Works, in Philosophy, Politics,
and Morals; of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, now first Col-
lected and Arranged With Memoirs of his Early Life, written
;
by Himself. London: J. Johnson. 1806. 3 vols., 8vo, pp. xiv,
(1), 440, 18 1. ; pp. vi, (1), 468 ; (2), vi, 562. 12 Plates. ba.
[Franklin.] Continuation, 1761. See No. 25588.
[Franklin.] Cool Thoughts on the Present Situation ofour
Public Affairs, In a Letter to a Friend in the Country. Phila-
delphia: Printed by W. Dunlap. m,dcc,lxiv. 8vo, pp. 22. s.
Franklin. Correspondance inedite et secrete du Docteur B.
P'ranklin, Ministre Plenipotentiaire des Etats-Unis d'Amerique
pres la Cour de France. Depuis l'annee 1753 jusqu'en 1790;
offrant, en trois parties completes et bien distinctes, i° les me-
moires de sa vie privee ; 2° les causes premieres de la revolution
d'Amerique ; 3 l'histoire des diverses negociations entre l'An-
gleterre, la France et les £tats-Unis. Publiee, pour la premiere
fois, en France, avec des notes, additions, etc. Paris. M. DCCC-
xvii. 2 vols., 8vo. Portrait. \_Ibid.~\ 1827. 25497
[Franklin.] A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity,
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Pleasure and Pain. London : Printed in the Tear mdccxxv.
8vo, pp. 32. | \ 25498|
So rare, that in Puttick's catalogue i860, it issaid to be "unique. This is the
long-lost and much sought-for ivicked tract of the youth, Benjamin Franklin. It
eluded even the research of Mr. Sparks, who ransacked European and American
libraries forit, and says" (Vol.vm., p. 405), "No copy ofthis tractis now known to
be in existence." Franklin, in his autobiography,says, ""I printed a small number.
It occasioned my being more considered by Mr. Palmeras ayoung man of some inge-
nuity, though heseriouslyexpostulated with me upon the principles of my pamphlet."
In a letterto his friend Benjamin Vaughan,he wroli, "There were onlya hundred
FRANKLIN. II
copies printed, of which I gavea few to friends; and afterwards ... burnt the rest,
exceptone copy, ... I was not nineteen years ofage when it was written. In 1730, I
wrote a piece on the other side of the question. ... This pamphlet was never printed."
See "Notes and Queries," Jan. 3, 1852, from which it appears it was reprinted in
sixteen pages. It has never been reprinted in any of the editions of Dr. Franklin's
works. It is priced in the Nuggets, No. 1098, at £10 10s. Twenty-five copies
were reprinted, in facsimile, by Charles Whittingham, for Henry Stevens, of London,
about 1854.
[Franklin.] An Essay on the African Slave Trade. Phila-
delphia: Printedby Daniel Humphreys, m.dcc.xc. 8vo, pp. 15.
Franklin. Essays Humourous, Moral and Literary. By
Benjamin Franklin. Boston. 1811. i2mo, pp. 182, (2). +
London, [n. d.] i8mo, pp. 144. 25500
Frequently reprinted in America and England. Also translated into French,
Paris. 1867. i6mo.
Franklin. The Examination of Doctor Benjamin Franklin,
before an August Assembly, relating to the Repeal of the Stamp-
Act, &c. [n. p. 1766.] 8vo, pp. 16. p. 25501
No title-page; probably printed at Philadelphia. Anotheredition,alsowithout date
or place, has23 pages, 8vo. It wasreprinted in London as
Franklin. The Examination of Doctor Benjamin Frank-
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lin, Relative to the Repeal of the American Stamp Act, in
mdccI lxvi. London,|mdcclxv|ii. | 8v|o, pp. (2), 50. ba.,|h.
Mr. Rich quotes this title with the words, "before an Honourable Assembly."
This edition we have not seen. See Sparks' Franklin, iv. 199, and "M. Rev.,"
xxxvii. 73.
Franklin. Die Verhorung Doctor Benjamin Franklin's vor
der Hohen Versammlung des Hauses der Gemeinen von Grosz-
brittannien, die Stampel-Act, &c. betreffend. Philadelphia: Ge-
druckt bey S. Miller. 1766. 8vo, pp. 43. p. 25503
A German translation ofthe preceding.
M
Franklin. Interrogatoire de r Frariklin Depute de Pen-
silvanie au Parlement de la Grande Bretagne. Traduit de
PAnglois par Ch .... D. H ... . Maitre de laAlangue Angloise
a Strasbourg. Prix 24 sols. [Colophon :] Strasbourg: de
rImprimerie de Simon Kursner. [n. d.] Avec Approbation. 8vo,
pp. 35. c. 25504
Franklin. Experiments and Observations on Electricity
made at Philadelphia, in America, By Mr. Benjamin Franklin,
Esq. London: E. Cave. 1751. 4to. Plates. 255°5
Forthesecond and third editions, see New Experiments, No. 25559, infra.
1
12 FRANKLIN.
Franklin. Experiments and Observations on Electricity,
made at Philadelphia in America, by Benjamin Franklin, ll.d.
and f.r.s. To which are added, Letters and Papers on Philo-
sophical Subjects. The Whole Corrected, Methodized and
Improved, and now first collected into one Volume, And Illus-
trated with Copper-Plates. [Fourth Edition.] London : Printed
for DavidHenry, mdcclxix. 4to, pp. (iii), 496, (16). 7 Plates.
c, H. -f- The Fifth Edition. London: J. Newbery. m.dcc-
lxxiv. 4to, pp. (2), vi, 514, (16). 7 Plates. 25506
Franklin. Familiar Letters and Miscellaneous Papers of
Benjamin Franklin ; now for the first time Published. Edited
by Jared Sparks. ... With Explanatory Notes. London: Jackson
and Walford. 1833. Cr. 8vo, pp. xvi, 295. B. 25507
See "N. Am. Rev.," xxxvn. 249,and our No. 25494, supra.
Franklin. Father Abraham's Speech To a Great Number
of People, at a Vendue of Merchant-Goods Introduced to the
Public by Poor Richard, A Famous Pennsylv;ania Conjurer, and
Almanack-Maker, In Answer to the followingQuestions; Pray,
Father Abraham, what think you of the Times ? Won't these
heavy Taxes quite ruin the Country ? How shall we be ever
able to pay them ? What would you advise us to ? To which
are added, several curious Pieces of Writing. Dedham : Printed
by H. Mann,for Wm. Tileston Clapp, Boston. 1807. i2mo, pp.
24. H. + New London, [n. d.] + New Haven, [n. d.]
l2mo, pp. 16. 25508
There are manyothereditions of this popularpiece.
[Franklin.] A few Reasons in favour of Vendues. \_Printed
by B. Franklin and D. Hall. About 1772.] Folio, I 1. P.
Franklin. Franklin before the Privy Council, Whitehall
Chapel, London, 1774, on behalfof the Province of Massachu-
setts, to Advocate the Removal of Hutchinson and Oliver.
Philadelphia: John M. Butler. 1859. 8vo, pp. v, 134. Plate.
Privately printed, and scarce.
Franklin. Franklin's Letters to his Kinsfolk, Written dur-
ing the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, the
Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland. Philadelphia: J. Maxwell.
1822. 2 vols., i8mo, pp. ; 200. 2551
[Franklin.] An Historical Review of the Constitution and
Government of Pennsylvania, From its Originj So far as regards
FRANKLIN.
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the several Points of Controversy, which have, from Time to
Time, arisen between the several Governors of that Province,
and Their several Assemblies. Founded on Authentic Docu-
ments. ... London : R. Griffiths, mdcclix. 8vo, pp. viii, 9 1.,
pp.444- 25512
Generally attributed to Franklin, but perhaps by his son William. "It has recently
been ascertained, however,that he was not,in fact,the author,although it w—as written
under his direction, and doubtless from copious material furnished by him." Sparks'
Franklin, in. 109. See also "M. Rev.," xxi. 367. Mr. Rice's copy is printed on
very thick paper, and is perhaps unique. The editor of the following edition appa-
rently had no doubt as to the authorship:
Franklin. An Historical Review of Pennsylvania, From its
Origin, Embracing, among other subjects, the Various Points of
Controversy which have arisen, from time to time, between the
several Governors and the Assemblies. Founded on Authentic
Documents. By Benjamin Franklin, ll.d. [Originally Pub-
lished in London.] Philadelphia: Published by E. Olmsted and
W. Power. 1812. 8vo, pp. xv-xxxvi, 431. c. 25513
Forms Vol. 11. of the edition of Franklin's Works, in 6 vols. Some copies have
the imprint, Philadelphia: W. Duane. 1808.
Franklin. Information for those who would remove to
America. By Dr. Benjamin Franklin. London: M. Gurney.
1794. 8vo, pp. 23. -I- London. 1796. 4to. h. 25514
Sparks says it was first published in England in 1784, and afterward 1787, included
in Dilly's edition ofFranklin's Works. See Sparks' Franklin, 11. 453.
Franklin. Bericht fur Diejenigen so sich nach Nordamerika
begehen wollen: aus dem Englischen. Hamburg: Herold. 1786.
8vo. 25515
[Franklin.] Interest of Great Britain,- 1760. See [Jackson
(Richard)].
Franklin. Internal St3te of America. Being a True De-
scription of the Interest and Policy of that vast Continent. Lon-
don. 1784. 8vo. 255*6
I haveneverseen this pamphlet, and infer the title from Sparks' Franklin, n. 453,
where it is said to be reprinted in Dilly's edition ofFranklin's Works, in 1787.
Franklin. Jugenbjahre, von ihm selbst beschrieben und aus
dem Englischen iibersetzt von G. U. Burger. Berlin: Rott-
mann. 1792. 8vo. 255I7
Franklin. Kleine Schriften meist in der Manier de Zu-
schauers nebst seinem Leben. Aus dem Englischen von G.
H FRANKLIN.
Schatz. Mit Franklins doppelten Bildnitze. Weimar: Im Ver-
lage des Industrie Comptoirs. 1794. 2 vols., 8vo, 7 1., pp. 352;
428. 2 Portraits of Franklin, -f [Ibid.] 1802. -f Weimar:
Industrie Comptoir. 1802. 2 vols., 8vo. Portrait. + Rotweil.
1822. 8vo. 25520
Franklin. Leben und Schriften. Aus dem Englischen
ubersetzt. Weimar. 1818. 2 vols., 8vo. 25521
Forms Vols. ill. and iv. ofFranklin'sworks in German.
[FranKlin.] Die Lautere Wahrheit, oder ernsliche Be-
trachtung des gegenwartigen Zustandes der Stadt Philadelphia,
und der Provintz Pensylvanien. Von einem Handwercksmann
in Philadelphia. Aus dem Englischen ubersetzt durch J. Crell.
[Philadelphia:] Gedrucht, und zu finden bey Gotthard Armbriister.
8vo, pp. 20. 25422
Title in German text. A translation ofPlain Truth. See No. 45563, infra.
Franklin. Leben und Schriften, nach der von seinem Enkel
W. T. Franklin, veranstalten neuen London. Ausgabe mit
Benutzung des bei derselben bekannt gemachten nachlasses und
friiherer Quellen zeitgemass bearbeitet von A. Binzer. Kiel.
1829. 4 vols., i2mo. 25523
Franklin. Leben des Benjamin Franklin, von ihm selbst
beschneben. Leipzig: Geo. Wigand. 1839. i6mo. (Geschichts-
bibliothek fur's Volk, 3 Bd.) 25524
Franklin. Leben und Ausgewahlte Schriften ... . Leipzig:
G. Wigand. 1838. l6mo. 25525
Franklin. A Letter from Benjamin Franklin to a Gentle-
man in New Jersey, dated Philadelphia, June 6th, 1753. Not-
tingham [England, n. d.] Folio, 1 1. 25526
[Franklin.] A Letter to a Friend in the Country, Contain-
ing the Substance of a Sermon Preached at Philadelphia, in the
Congregation ofThe Rev. Mr. Hemphill, concerning the Terms
of Christian and Ministerial Communion. Printed and sold by
B. Franklin: Philadelphia. 1735. 25527
SeeSparks' "Life ofFranklin," p. 125.
[P^ranklin ?] Letters between Theophilus and Eugenio,
on the Moral Pravity of MIan, and Ithe Means of His Restora-|
tion. WIrote in the East-Indies,| And no| w First Published from
I |